ratings updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dalian Zhixing.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 998 | 7.4 |
Scout report
Daniel Penha is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Dalian Zhixing, rated 20.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 86th of 258 on scout potential in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Penha.
Judged on this season alone, Penha graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 55 of the 55 central midfielders in the Super League, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 2.615 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 17). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, top 35% of the 55 central midfielders in the Super League. At 28 Penha is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Dalian Zhixing finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side
2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 20.2, Penha carries the 19th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super League of 55 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Super League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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